$Id: README,v 1.1.1.4 2003/10/14 08:09:37 sparq Exp $ Hi there! In this package you'll find the new-and-improved linux ethernet bridging code. I (Lennert Buytenhek) rewrote the linux bridging code over the last few months because the old code was a big mess and nonextensible. Snapshots of the new code are published at: http://openrock.net/bridge and ftp://openrock.net/bridge Advantages of the new code are: - Support for multiple bridge port groups (i.e. multiple independent bridges in one machine). - Each bridge is seen as a logical device, which allows you to do firewalling between port groups for example. - Everything is dynamic; bridges are created dynamically using the userspace configuration tool, ports are 'enslaved' dynamically, etc. - It is being actively maintained. - It uses a hash table for MAC addresses, not an AVL tree. - It's small (currently 4 pages of i386 code) and modular. - The source isn't a mess. - It works as a module. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please visit http://openrock.net and look for the bridge mailing list. Or mail me directly at buytenh@openrock.net. Have fun! Lennert Buytenhek Files in this package: AUTHORS Authors of this package COPYING The GNU General Public License. Makefile Recursive Makefile. README This file. brctl/ The new-and-improved userspace bridge configuration tool. bridge-utils.spec A .spec file for Red Hat package building. "rpm -tb " ought to give you a .RPM file. doc/ Some documentation files. libbridge/ The bridge configuration interface library. misc/ Miscellaneous utilities. scripts/ A directory containing some shell scripts for setting up bridge configurations that I use for testing.